Wagon-body



(Mod'eL) 'G. M. HULL.

WAGON BODY.

, Patented May 1,1883.

UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE;-

GEORGE M. HULL, OF DENVER, MISSOURI.

WAGON-BODY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 276,821, dated May 1, 1883.

Application filed January 11, 1883. (Model.)

being bad to the accompanying drawings, and

to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in the construction of wagons and other vehicles; and it has for its objects to provide certain'improvements in building up the body upon the truck, whereby it may be readilyput up and taken down, as more fully hereinafter specified. These objects I attain by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a wagon-body showing my invention 5 Fig. 2, a transverse sectional view of a wagon-body, taken on the line was of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3, a perspective view showing a detached portion of one of the end-boards, showing the means by which it is secured to the body of the wagon.

The letter A indicates the bottom of the wagon, which is constructed preferably of a series of parallel boards, which rest upon transverse cleats B, which are provided at their extremities with metallic extensions D, having hooks E, for the purpose hereinafter described.

..The letter F indicates the lower side-boards of the wagon-body, which are provided with metallic standards G, which are bent outwardly' at their lower ends, and which are adapted to be engaged by the hooked ends of the extensions at the extremities of the transverse cleats which support the bottom.

At the ends of the bottom of the wagon are secured in any suitable manner the metallic bars H, which have loops or eyes I at their ends, as indicated.

The letters K K indicate the end-boards, which areprovided with metallic bars L, which are secured in any convenient mannec. The said bars are bent outwardly at their lower ends, so as to engage the hookedends or eyes of the bars H, as indicated. The said endboards at their edges are provided with recessed attachments L, which are secured in loosely attached to them the metallic segmental plates 1? by means of the bolts 1%, passing through curved slots S in'said plates. The plates are provided at their vertical edges with sockets T, andthe attachments L at the edges of the tail board with intermeshing sockets U, through which may be passed the bolts V, which hold the tail-board to the segmental plates before mentioued, so as to permit said tail-board to be dropped at an angle and permit loose grain to be conveniently shoveled out.

The wagon-body is provided with upper side extensions, W, which have standards X secured to it, which areadapted to set in staples Y, secured to the lower side parts of the wagon. The ends of said extensions set in the recesses in the attachments at the edges of the end-boards, so as to make the body of the Wagon strong and compact when the parts are in place.

It will be seen that as thus constructed the parts of the wagon-body may be set up between the standards of the truck and taken down and stored away with but little inconvenience, as the parts are all detachable, and

when taken down the bottom may be used to cover and protect the other parts when put up for-storage.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-- 1. The combination, in a wagon-body, of the bottom A, provided with suitable eyes at the 7 presence of two witnesses, this 21st day of December, 1882.

GEORGE MARTIN HULL.

Witnesses:

HENRY GARVER, WEsLY W. SMITH. 

